Windshield wiper



Oct. 27, 1925- 1,559,482

J. B. WACHTMAN WINDSHIELD WIPER Filed April 17. 1925 EWacht-ma'w ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented Oct. 27, 1925.

PATENT F Fl Q E.

JOH'N BRYAN WACHTMAN, OF CON'WAY, SOUTH GAI'HJLINA.

wmDsHmLD WI'PER.

Application filed April 17, 1925. finial No 23,888

To .177 whom it 121 ay 0011mm:

Be it known that I, JOHN BRYAN YACHT- nnxga ritizcn of the lnitrd States. residing at Conway, in chi:v county of llorry and Stair of South Carolina, have invented new and useful In'iprovenients in Windshield \Viprrs, of which the following is a specifiration.

This invention relatrs to windshield wiporr; and its principal Ol)j'(ClJ lS to provide a windshield wiper which lSdllliOlllfltlC in oporntion and which is driven thro: :h the instrnnirntnlity of a wind rotated wheel supported in :1 po ition on an automobile or engine rah in advance of tllt' windshield.

ii lnrthvr ulij(' 't of the invention is to provide an automatic windnnirld or pilot, window wi wr rinliodvin an m-iliat0ry wiping elnnivnt. and :1 wind wheel which is rotntrd due to 11h? veloi-itv or movement of th(- automobile.

With the preceding and other ohjrctr and advantages in view. tho invention ronsirtn in tlir novvl ronihination 0t rlmnrntn. P011 strnction. :irrangrmni-nt of parts and oprrm tions to ho herrinafter Fperificnllv rr'fvrrrd to. claimed and il ustrated in the nrroin- 'panving drawingf=.- whrrrin 1 Figure l is n frngmvntarv vertirnl r(-- tionnl view of pints of :in :ndomohiln with the inwntion associated therewith.

Figure 2 i:= a front Qlrvntion oi the name.

Figure 3 an elevation oi thr dn irr dn tnrhd from the windshield.

Figiiro 4 is a scrtionnl view on line i -4 of Figure '1.

Referring to tho drawings in detail wherein corresponding chnrarters of reference denote corronponding" parts throughout the snvoral ViGWF. the nnmrral 5 drfiignates tho wind hiold of an antomohilo and mrnred to part of the automobile ahove the windshield as at 6 is a hrnrlret 7 which is forinvd with an npstandin; arm 8. the latter terminating: in n horizontally disnosrd hrnring 9. A Shaft 10 is imirnnlrd on this hearing 0 and fixed to thin Fllflft is a Worm wheel 11. Cast with th hearing 9 is a Y- Fhuped yoke 12 terminating in horizontally alinrd hearings 13. A shaft 14 carrying at, its ontrr end a. wind wheel 15 is'jonrnsiled in them hearings and is provided with a.

worm ll) meshing with the worm wheel i l.

Supported by the nntomohilr hraclcet 7 and cast integral therewith in :i horizontally arranged sleeve 17 which extends between the upper cdgr of llli: windshieeid ii and the tntionnry part of the mitoinohiln (3. The rock Flini t 1% is iniirnalcrtin the slew-Q i? and fixed to the oiilrr vnd of this Shaft is an ordirnsry urn; if} uirryi i g rzqnvr h 2O niovnhir ovi-r niin laid Bins-mi. A conntcrhnlnnring wright 32 is shaft 1 and ext'rnds laterally th rnirm, assists in the inziothnms of ()DmJtHin r oscillatory arm.

A pin 23 extends intorzziiv from one i of the Worm why-2i ll and is WTQUIE disposed thvrefi-wnr pitinnn rod ronnrf'ted with thin pin and rairri Eli. it lower nd thr universal mnnorlion L1 is (-ngngr-rl with :in outs wading: "gr-in f I fornind upon av lug z", the inltrr Ewing mm. ith lhn rook aha Ft 1% 7 From the nosrription thus far given it fo lows that, n mn mown'mnt o? :11: ni"" mohilr. the draught or current of air areal. thvrohv strikes the wind whorl and H i Illa. ilHE wi er or sqnrvg 2i) tm, l1 ihv instr nirnt: litv of the driving ronnrrtiom al'invrmentioned.

In order to lock thr ()flfllli'ltllll; arm against osriHatimL whrn not. in nsedl providr- :1 tulnllnr lmHS 2*: onthn sle -vi: l7 3nd :irrnnge in this link? J spring: n; Pd plnn nor 2!) niovzihlo through a glut fll'l sleeve )7 and 4:1, min in n the rorli shaft in. This plump?! :1 krnrlswrsc pin 25) ilmt llilll Hiii" the slvrvr 1T to hold thrhzn vr poai'tinn. l'i'hrn it in ii" shaft 18 thr pinn gra. i ii turn to permit the pins to pars throngll the slot 30 and the plunger to engngzr the r om 31.

lVhile I haw shown rind dri preferred einlmrlimont of tin: inventmn. i2. dvsire to haw) it understood that. Such changes may he made in the h rm. mnstruc tion. arranszemrnt of part5 and opnrntionr, as will not drpnrt from tho spirit of the invention or the s ..=pr of tin: FililgOild-ll nlaims.

lint is claimed iFZ--- 1. A device of tine (harm-M r dvrrrihml ((illlPI'lSlllil :i Fllil't ndnptml to or mounted horiz ntally adiavem th'r windsh eld of an nntomohile. :1 rock shaft ionrnav, therein :1 w liing rlemvnt fixed to the rori: shaftand movable over lihr wind 'hie-ll :m n fiitami ingr iirni (-nrrird i the s rovr. r-lmnent jonrnnled in tin: nr n, formed on the arm. :1 orwardly awarding jim-izuntziily ml ass m2 haf? jou 'Hfliid in the hearings and having upvcaih e engagement with the l'utamhlu olenvmt, :1 Wind heel fixed in the bllilft, u pitm am I'flll eccentrically connected with the wtzitahh: aiemunt and :1 univui'ml uonncctiml between the pitmzm rod am! ruck shaft.

2. A device of the character described wi'nprising a sheave :ichipml in he. muuntul LCF'ZEL Cm: windshield of an 

